The biggest attraction on the Azores Islands are volcanic landscape that offers excellent hiking, trekking and fantastic landscapes. Some islands are barren but others offer fertile plains and lush green mountains.
These Islands also boasts numerous quality resorts and beaches and the picturesque villages and cities are also charming.
The Islands are part of Portugal and very popular with tourists who want to stay in holiday rentals. There is a large selection of holiday villas and apartments that can be rented as a holiday homes in the Azores.
The Azores Islands are a very popular destination among the active tourists become because of the range of activities that can be enjoyed here. The first popular activity on the Azores Islands is fishing.
The waters around the Azores has many sharks and fish, many people come here on a fishing holiday and stay in self-catering holiday homes. The most important fish which can be found here are Blue Marlin, yellowfin tuna, white marlin, swordfish, tuna and Wahoo, Dorado.
Shark fisheries is a major tourist attraction and you may be lucky enough to gill, mako and hammerhead sharks. The biggest Blue Marlin caught here weighted 1189 pound and the white marlin, weighing approximately 65 pounds on an average. Salt water fly fishing is also gaining popularity due to the mellow weather conditions during the summer and the abundance of white marlin.
The second activity that is worthwhile enjoy in Azores Islands is walking over, under, through and around the volcanoes. On the island of Faial is a natural park which features a beautiful hiking trail of a dormant volcano rim. The island of Pico is 7700 meters which is the highest in Portugal. The ascent takes about three hours and the views from there are all hard.
Hikers will be able to see the flower covered slopes and craters along the journey and the best part is that it is not a very difficult climb. The Povocao to Nordeste is an eleven mile walk in Sao Miguel Island. It passes through small villages and forests and offers wonderful views of the hills of the flower covered.
The West Coast Walk is a coastal line 10 mile hike in Flores Island with steep descents and ascents. It takes the traveller of grass on paved paths and dirt paths that relate to the rolling Flores coastline. A Boulder hopping and river walk crossing make this a real adventure.
The third activity to enjoy in Azores Islands is cycling. Passengers have the option to opt out of back country roads, sea side trails, or mountain trails or even a combination of all three. The mountain bikers can try a dirt road for a visit to the hidden valleys, small towns and the garden landscapes. The fourth activity to do here while staying in a cottage that of the whale.
The Azores has been named as one of the top ten whale sites of the world. You will be able to hop aboard a semi-inflatable small motor boat and go looking for a whale. The observations are usually guaranteed and possibly species such as the sperm whales, finned, northern bottlenose dolphin, pilot, humpback whale, orcas and beaked whales.
The fifth activity of popular in Azores Islands is bullfights that has dramatically, as well as elegant. The best part is that the bulls are not killed as elsewhere but a bullfighter focuses on with a secure dart and places it into the back muscles of the Bull. While these bullfights may take place in a ring during the rider festivals, they can also be seen in the streets at times.
There is so much to do in the Azores on vacation and many families now come here and stay in self-catering holiday homes. This self catering holiday villas and apartments will serve as a great base for exploring this beautiful islands. A combination of good food, ideal climate and friendly people make the Azores such a popular holiday home rental destination.
There is so much to the Azores on vacation and many families now come here and stay in self-catering holiday rentals. This self catering holiday villas and holiday homes act as a great base for exploring this beautiful islands. A combination of good food, ideal climate and friendly people make the Azores such a popular holiday home rental destination.
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